Pakistan reports 5th and 6th wild poliovirus cases in North Waziristan childrenNewsDesk @bactiman63Pakistan officials report two more confirmed wild polio cases from North Waziristan, leaving a young boy and a girl paralyzed. This is the fifth and sixth cases in North Waziristan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, this year. Pakistan: 4th wild poliovirus case reported in North Waziristan“These children will struggle for the rest of their lives because of the pain of disabilities caused by polio. While no human transmission has been reported outside North Waziristan, two positive environmental samples between April and May were reported from Bannu. All children confirmed with wild polio this year belong to North Waziristan, where more cases are expected due to high refusal rates and instances of finger-marking without vaccination during campaigns.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 28, 2022 00:43 UTC